Hearth Record

Cook, Carol

A group family day care in Fort Edward, New York 12828

388 Reynolds Road, Fort Edward, New York 12828. (518) 260-0544.

What New York’s list coversOutside New York City

Programs New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services licenses or registers outside New York City, each county added once it is read in full. Programs in the city’s five boroughs, including the day care centers its Health Department regulates, aren’t here yet.

New York’s own record, on hs.ocfs.ny.gov

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The short answer

Record last released by New York State Office of Children and Family Services on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 18 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean4
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

14 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Aug 26, 2026.

18 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

When those violations happened

18 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

18 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each violation, in its source’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.

Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

Aug 26, 2026: mid-Point1 violation
  • Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:

    Rule 416.14(c).

Feb 20, 2026: annual Unannounced1 violation
  • The caregivers also must: obtain written consent at the time of admission from the parent which authorizes the provider or other caregivers to obtain emergency health care for the child;

    Rule 416.11(h)(1)(i).

Nov 20, 2024: monitoring2 violations
  • If television or other electronic visual media is used, it must be part of a planned developmentally appropriate program with an educational, social, physical or other learning objective that includes identified goals and objectives. Television and other electronic visual media must not be used solely to occupy time.

    Rule 416.7(u). Corrected during the inspection.

  • Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care.

    Rule 416.8(j)(2). Corrected during the inspection.

Jul 19, 2024: application - Renewal1 violation
  • The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office-approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 416.14(f).

    Rule 416.14(c)(2).

May 30, 2024: monitoring - Enforcement6 violations
  • Submission of fraudulent documents to the Office or its representatives is prohibited.

    Rule 416.15(b)(5).

  • Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

    Rule 416.5(a). Corrected during the inspection.

  • Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to unsafe, dangerous or hazardous areas or devices. Such areas and devices include, but are not limited to, holes, pits, wood, pellet and coal burning stoves, fireplaces and permanently installed gas space heaters.

    Rule 416.5(f)(2). Corrected during the inspection.

  • All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers, and must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children.

    Rule 416.5(j). Corrected during the inspection.

  • Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care.

    Rule 416.8(j)(2). Corrected during the inspection.

  • When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.

    Rule 416.8(j)(3). Corrected during the inspection.

May 1, 2024: monitoring - Enforcement3 violations
  • If more than one child in the program is receiving breast milk, infant formula or other individualized food items, all containers or bottles must be clearly marked with the child’s first and last name.

    Rule 416.12(q). Corrected during the inspection.

  • The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be at least 18 years old;

    Rule 416.13(a)(1).

  • The licensee must maintain on file a record of each evacuation drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents.

    Rule 416.4(b)(4).

Mar 14, 2024: complaint investigation4 violations
  • Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

    Rule 416.5(a). From a complaint.

  • Any animal present at the day care home must present no evidence of disease or parasite and pose no threat.

    Rule 416.5(l)(1). From a complaint.

  • All animals present at the program that require a license must be licensed.

    Rule 416.5(l)(2). From a complaint.

  • The program must immediately notify the parents of children in care and the Office when an animal kept on the premises harms any person, including a child in care.

    Rule 416.5(l)(5). From a complaint.

All 15 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 26, 2026Mid-Point1 violation cited
May 20, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
Feb 20, 2026Annual Unannounced1 violation cited
Nov 12, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Aug 14, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
May 8, 2025Non-Traditional HoursNo violations found
Feb 26, 2025Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Nov 20, 2024Monitoring2 violations cited
Aug 27, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Jul 19, 2024Application - Renewal1 violation cited
May 30, 2024Monitoring - Enforcement6 violations cited
May 1, 2024Monitoring - Enforcement3 violations cited
Apr 3, 2024Monitoring - EnforcementNo violations found
Mar 14, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 4 violations cited
Feb 15, 2024Annual UnannouncedNo violations found

Is it licensed?

  • Group Family Day Care, open since Aug 22, 2014.
  • School district: S.Glens Falls.
  • Capacity, in New York’s words: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children.
  • Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
  • Licence 672936, issued Aug 22, 2024, expires Aug 21, 2028.
  • Capacity: 16 children.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

Has New York acted against it?

  • 1 complaint in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (1).
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Mar 14, 2024Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).

Who does the caring?

  • New York doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual programs.

Who owns it?

  • New York’s open data doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

  • Doesn’t take part in QUALITYstarsNY, New York’s quality rating program.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 141 child care providers in Saratoga County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 18.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • New York doesn’t grade violations by severity, so read what was cited.
  • New York’s records give the regulation behind each violation, not what the inspector saw.
  • New York’s program pages cover four calendar years; this page shows the last three years.
  • New York doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual programs.

Sources

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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Paid listing

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

From the homeNone yet. Replies and paid listings aren’t open, and when they open they will sit here, below the record.

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